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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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