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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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