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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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