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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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