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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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