MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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