MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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