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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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