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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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