MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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