MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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