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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses 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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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