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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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