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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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