MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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