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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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