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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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