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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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