MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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