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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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