MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors 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 assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses 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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