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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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