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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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