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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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