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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|