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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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