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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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