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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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