MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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