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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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