MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major 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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