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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
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
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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