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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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