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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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