MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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