MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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