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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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