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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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