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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important 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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