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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes 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
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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