MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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