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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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