MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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