MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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