MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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