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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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