MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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