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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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