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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
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 massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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