MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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