MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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