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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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