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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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