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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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