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
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
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 many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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