MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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