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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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