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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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