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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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