MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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