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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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