MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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