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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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