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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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