MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
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
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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