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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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