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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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