MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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