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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners 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 variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major 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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