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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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