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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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