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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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