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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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