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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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