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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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