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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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