MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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