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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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