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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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