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
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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