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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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