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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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