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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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 education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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