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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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