MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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