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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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