MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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