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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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