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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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