MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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