MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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