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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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