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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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