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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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