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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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