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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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 several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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