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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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