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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC 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 a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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