MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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