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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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