MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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