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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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