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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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