MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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