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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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