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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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