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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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