MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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