MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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