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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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