MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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