MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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