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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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