MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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