MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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