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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major 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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