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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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