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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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