MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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