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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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