MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over 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.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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