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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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