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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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