MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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