MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
usually 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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