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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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