MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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