MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
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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