MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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