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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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