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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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