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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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