MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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