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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC 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 variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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