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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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