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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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