MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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