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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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