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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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