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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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