MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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