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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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