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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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