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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|