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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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