MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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