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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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