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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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