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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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