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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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