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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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