MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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