MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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