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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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