MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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