MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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