MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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