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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
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
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|