MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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