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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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