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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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