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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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