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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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