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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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