MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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