MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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