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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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