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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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