MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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