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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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