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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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