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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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