MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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