MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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