MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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