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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
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.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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