MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners 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
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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