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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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