MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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