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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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