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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
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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