MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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