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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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