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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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