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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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