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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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