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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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