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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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