MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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