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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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