MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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