MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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