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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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