MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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