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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
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
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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