MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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