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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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