MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|