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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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