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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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