MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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