MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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