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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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