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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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