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
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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