MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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