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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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