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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
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 organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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