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.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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