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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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