MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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