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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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