MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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