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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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