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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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