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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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