MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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 many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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