MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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