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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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