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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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