MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually 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
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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