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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important 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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