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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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