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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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