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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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