MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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