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
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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