MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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