MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic 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
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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