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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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