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.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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