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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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