MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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