MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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