MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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