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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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