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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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