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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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