MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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