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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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