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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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