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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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