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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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