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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
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
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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