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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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