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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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