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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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