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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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