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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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