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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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