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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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