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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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