MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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