MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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