MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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