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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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