MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
customarily free
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
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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