MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses 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 lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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