MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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