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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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