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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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