MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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