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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new 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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