MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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