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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today 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 education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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