MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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