MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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