MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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