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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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