MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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