MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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