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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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