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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
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 lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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