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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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