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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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