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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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