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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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