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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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