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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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