MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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