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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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