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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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