MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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