MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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