MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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