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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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