MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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