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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
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 variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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