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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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