MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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