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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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