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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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