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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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