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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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