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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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