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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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