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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates 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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