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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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