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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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