MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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