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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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 education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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