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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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