MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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