MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important 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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