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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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