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.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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