MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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