MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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