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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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