MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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