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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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