MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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