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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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