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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
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
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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