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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all around 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.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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