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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around the world
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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