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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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