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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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