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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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