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 is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
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
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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