MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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