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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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