MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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