MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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