MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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