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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
normally 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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