MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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