MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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