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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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