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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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