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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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