MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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