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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major 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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