MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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