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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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