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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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