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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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