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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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