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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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