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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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