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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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