MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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