MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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