MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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