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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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