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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes 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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