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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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