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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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