MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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