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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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