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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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