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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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