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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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