MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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