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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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