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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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