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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
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
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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