MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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