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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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