MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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