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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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