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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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
always
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
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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