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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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