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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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