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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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