MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education have made it possible for
students
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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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