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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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