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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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