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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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