MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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