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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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