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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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