MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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 learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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