MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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