MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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