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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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