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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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