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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally 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 variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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