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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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