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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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