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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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