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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
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 lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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