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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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