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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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