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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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