MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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