MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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