MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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