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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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