MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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