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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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