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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
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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