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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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