MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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