MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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