MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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