MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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