MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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