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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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