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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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