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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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