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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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