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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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