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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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