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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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