MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
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
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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