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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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