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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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