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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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