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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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