MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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 open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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