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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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