MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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