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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive 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 several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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