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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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