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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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