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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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