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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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