MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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