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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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