MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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