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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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