MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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