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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes 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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