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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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