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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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