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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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