MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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