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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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