MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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