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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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