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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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