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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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