MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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 online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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