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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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