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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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