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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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