MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
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
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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