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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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
online education institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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