MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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