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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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