MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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