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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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