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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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