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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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