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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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