MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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