MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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