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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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