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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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