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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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