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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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