MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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