MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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