MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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