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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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