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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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