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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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