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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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