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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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