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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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