MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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