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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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