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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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