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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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