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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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