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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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