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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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