MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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 technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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