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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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