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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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