MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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