MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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