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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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