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
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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