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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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