MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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