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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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