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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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