MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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