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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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