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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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