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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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