MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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