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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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