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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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