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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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