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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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