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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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