MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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