MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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