MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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 several
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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