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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
