MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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