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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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