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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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