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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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