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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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