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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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