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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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