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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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