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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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