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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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