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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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