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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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