MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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