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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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