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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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