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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
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
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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