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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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