MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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