MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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